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NewsItalian pension funds reshape investment options as reforms take effect
New rules are driving membership growth, life-cycle investment strategies and more flexible retirement options across Italy’s supplementary pension system
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Growing AI adoption exposes gaps in pension scheme oversight, prompting fresh regulatory guidance on trustee accountability and governance
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NewsPME forecasts 12.6% pension increase on transfer to Dutch system
Rising interest rates have strengthened the Dutch metal sector fund’s financial position despite negative third-quarter investment returns
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Opinion PiecesGeopolitics and investment returns: Keep calm, carry on?
Stefan Beiner, partner at c-alm, explains how geopolitical events can trigger substantial short-term market volatility, noting that their medium-term impact on investment returns is much less predictable
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: PME prepares for pension transition
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White papersFrom geopolitical shocks to structural repricing
Geopolitical disruption is no longer episodic, the authors argue. As energy security, supply-chain resilience and reserve diversification reshape capital flows, investors face the challenge of identifying markets still pricing in stability.
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NewsUK to legislate on pension consolidation and retirement income reforms
Legislation will support defined contribution consolidation, guided retirement and retirement collective DC, including changes to member protections and transfers
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NewsNew Italian pension fund targets 1.6 million professionals
FondoPro expands beyond healthcare to attract professionals affiliated with Italy’s first-pillar pension funds and grow assets
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NewsEIOPA warns of bond volatility and private credit risks for pension funds
Stronger pension funding offers resilience as EIOPA warns of elevated market, credit and cyber risks
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NewsPeople moves: Alecta names head of asset management
Plus: LGT Capital Partners appoints CEO; TPT Investment Management picks CIO
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NewsGerman lawyers’ pension funds merge to create €3bn institution
A merger between two German lawyers’ pension funds highlights growing pressure for scale, stronger governance and closer cooperation
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NewsUK government pledges full pension surpluses to former mineworkers
UK Budget changes will give members of two coal industry pension schemes the full benefit of investment surpluses
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NewsUK commits extra £20.4bn to public investment institutions
British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund receive extra boost for private investment, to support businesses and drive UK growth
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NewsFinns lean into equities as reform loosens the reins
Finland’s Veritas, Elo, Varma and Ilmarinen have seen equity returns in double digits for Q3
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Investors today are being challenged from all sides. Interest rates remain elevated, policy uncertainty and geopolitical shocks are clouding the outlook, and artificial intelligence is reshaping markets while intensifying concentration risk. These aren’t abstract concerns or distant possibilities; they’re forces unfolding in real time, changing how investors assess risk and identify opportunities. Four investment leaders recently gathered in New York City to discuss what has changed, where risks may be mispriced, and how they are navigating a market that’s only growing more complex.
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AI represents a major investment cycle with distinctive financial foundations. In this paper, fixed income portfolio manager Sandro Lazzarini and analyst Theo Pan compare current AI financing to previous cycles and ask whether it could represent the next supercycle for bonds.
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NewsRoyal Mail transfers £2.45bn DC master trusts to L&G
The transfer represents the largest complete transition into a UK defined contribution master trust to date
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NewsM&G launches run-on solution for DB pension schemes with £400m deal
The mandate is the first for this solution and reflects a growing interest by UK defined benefit pension funds in run-on strategies
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NewsGerman church pension funds appoint internal candidate as CIO
Katharina Grisar will succeed retiring CIO Wolfram Gerdes in March 2027, continuing the German funds’ investment strategy
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NewsStandard Life enters Irish pension risk transfer market
The insurer will offer scheme trustees and advisers the structural flexibility required to execute full-scheme de-risking and final endgame strategies effectively
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